2000 National Political Awareness Test: on Welfare & Poverty

Steven Driehaus: Fund faith-based and community-based private organizations

Driehaus indicates he supports the following principles concerning welfare.
• Maintain the requirement that able-bodied recipients work in order to receive benefits.
• Provide tax incentives to businesses that hire welfare recipients.
• Provide child care for welfare recipients who work.
• Increase access to public transportation for welfare recipients who work.
• Redirect welfare funding to faith-based and community-based private organizations.

Dan Mongiardo: Encourage faith-based organizations to provide welfare

Principles which Mongiardo supports regarding welfare:
• Maintain the requirement that able-bodied recipients work in order to receive benefits.
• Provide tax incentives to businesses that hire welfare recipients.
• Allow welfare recipients to remain eligible for benefits while saving money for education or buying a home.
• Redirect welfare funding to faith-based and community-based private organizations.
• Use federal TANF funds to expand state services to include the working poor.

Brian Bilbray: Provide welfare through non-profit & religious organizations

Indicate which principles you support regarding poverty and the welfare system.
• Provide homeless families with apartment vouchers they can use to supplement the cost of an apartment.
• Continue to give states and local governments responsibility for welfare programs through TANF block grants.
• Maintain current welfare-to-work requirements in order for states to qualify for block grants.
• Direct federal poverty aid through religious, community-based or other non-profit organizations.

Corrogan Vaughn: Direct federal poverty aid through religious organizations

Vaughn supports the following principles regarding housing & welfare:
• Support housing assistance for welfare recipients.
• Provide homeless families with apartment vouchers they can use to supplement the cost of an apartment.
• Continue to give states and local governments responsibility for welfare programs through TANF block grants.
• Direct federal poverty aid through religious, community-based or other non-profit organizations.

Jim Martin: Supports workfare, but expand TANF for state services

Martin supports the following principles concerning welfare:
• Maintain requirement that able-bodied recipients work in order to receive benefits.
• Increase job training programs & childcare services for welfare recipients.
• Provide tax incentives to businesses that hire welfare recipients.
• Increase access to public transportation for welfare recipients who work.
• Use federal TANF (Temporary Assistance to Needy Families) funds to expand services to include the working poor.

Jon Bruning: Fund welfare via faith-based organizations

Bruning supports the following principles regarding welfare.
• Maintain current time limits on welfare benefits.
• Increase access to public transportation for welfare recipients who work.
• Redirect welfare funding to faith-based and community-based private organizations.
• Use federal TANF funds to expand state services to include the working poor.
• Allow mothers to receive welfare for up to twelve months while staying home with newborns.

Jon Corzine: Supplement poverty aid via religious organizations

Indicate which principles you support regarding poverty and the welfare system.
• Provide homeless families with apartment vouchers they can use to supplement the cost of an apartment.
• Continue to give local governments responsibility for welfare programs through TANF block grants.
• Maintain current welfare-to-work requirements in order for states to qualify for block grants.
• Corzine adds, “Supplement federal poverty aid through religious community based or other non-profit organizations.” Source: 2000 Congressional National Political Awareness Test Nov 1, 2000

  Joyce Beatty: Expand state services to include the working poor

  Beatty indicates support of the following principles regarding welfare.
  • Maintain the requirement that able-bodied recipients work in order to receive benefits.
  • Increase employment and job training programs for welfare recipients.
  • Provide tax incentives to businesses that hire welfare recipients.
  • Provide child care for welfare recipients who work.
  • Increase access to public transportation for welfare recipients who work.
  • Allow welfare recipients to remain eligible for benefits while saving money for education, starting a business, or buying a home.
  • Use federal TANF (Temporary Assistance to Needy Families) funds to expand state services to include the working poor.
  Source: Ohio Legislative 2000 National Political Awareness Test Nov 1, 2000

  Lindsey Graham: Fund welfare via religious & community-based NPOs

  Graham supports the following principles regarding welfare:
  • Support housing assistance for welfare recipients.
  • Provide homeless families with apartment vouchers.
  • Give states responsibility for welfare programs through TANF block grants.
  • Maintain current welfare-to-work requirements.
  • Provide continued Medicaid benefits for those who have moved from welfare to work.
  • Direct federal poverty aid through religious, community-based or other non-profit organizations.
  Source: Congressional 2000 National Political Awareness Test Nov 1, 2000

  Mike Bishop: Require able-bodied welfare recipients to work

  Bishop indicates support of the following principles regarding welfare.
  • Maintain current time limits on welfare benefits.
  • Maintain the requirement that able-bodied recipients work in order to receive benefits.
  • Provide tax incentives to businesses that hire welfare recipients.
  • Increase access to public transportation for welfare recipients who work.
  • Limit benefits given to recipients if they have additional children while on welfare.
  Source: 2000 Michigan National Political Awareness Test Nov 1, 2000

  Mike Bost: Welfare funding to faith-based & private organizations

  Bost indicates support of the following principles regarding welfare.
  • Maintain current time limits on welfare benefits.
  • Maintain the requirement that able-bodied recipients work in order to receive benefits.
  • Increase employment and job training programs for welfare recipients.
  • Provide tax incentives to businesses that hire welfare recipients.
  • Provide child care for welfare recipients who work.
  • Increase access to public transportation for welfare recipients who work.
  • Allow welfare recipients to remain eligible for benefits while saving money for education, starting a business, or buying a home.
  • Limit benefits given to recipients if they have additional children while on welfare.
  • Eliminate government-funded welfare programs.
  • Redirect welfare funding to faith-based and community-based private organizations.
  • Use federal TANF (Temporary Assistance to Needy Families) funds to expand state services to include the working poor.
  Source: 2000 Illinois National Political Awareness Test Nov 1, 2000

  Scott Howell: Direct poverty aid through religious & community groups

  Howell supports these principles regarding welfare:
  • Provide homeless families with apartment vouchers.
  • Continue to give states and local governments responsibility for welfare programs through TANF block grants.
  • Maintain current welfare-to-work requirements in order for states to qualify for block grants.
  • Transfer homeless housing programs to states through block grants.
  • Direct federal poverty aid through religious, community-based or other non-profit organizations.
  Source: Congressional 2000 Utah National Political Awareness Test Nov 1, 2000

  David McReynolds: Housing, food, & health benefits for welfare recipients

  McReynolds supports the following statements on welfare issuese:
  • Support housing assistance for welfare recipients.
  • Provide homeless families with apartment vouchers they can use to supplement the cost of an apartment.
  • Restore food stamp programs to legal immigrants.
  • Provide continued Medicaid benefits for those welfare recipients who have moved from welfare to work.
  Source: 2000 National Political Awareness Test May 2, 2000

  Gary Bauer: Pro-block grants; require teen moms to live with parents

  Bauer supports the following principles concerning welfare issues:
  • Continue to give states and local governments responsibility for welfare programs through block grants.
  • Require that unwed teenage mothers live with a parent or guardian (if possible) and attend school to receive benefits.
  • Provide continued Medicaid benefits for those welfare recipients who have moved from welfare to work.
  Source: 2000 National Political Awareness Test Jan 13, 2000

  Gary Bauer: Allow religious organizations to provide welfare services

  Bauer supports the following principles concerning religious organization providing welfare:
  • Direct federal poverty aid through religious, community-based or other non-profit organizations.
  • Bauer says, “Religious organizations should not have to compromise their beliefs in order to participate in government-funded programs.”
  Source: 2000 National Political Awareness Test Jan 13, 2000

  Harry Browne: End unemployment programs; feds out of employment biz

  Regarding employment issues, Browne supports:
  • Reducing government regulation of the private sector in order to encourage investment and economic expansion.
  • Eliminating any federal programs designed to reduce unemployment.
  • Browne says, “The federal government has no constitutional authority to be involved in any of this. By ending the income tax employees will have far more options to choose from when determining their benefits.”
  Source: 2000 National Political Awareness Test Jan 13, 2000

  Harry Browne: Religious & community-based charities should handle welfare

  On welfare:“The federal government has no constitutional authority to be in this area. True compassion requires religious and community based charities to handle welfare. Government is neither efficient or compassionate in this area.” Source: 2000 National Political Awareness Test Jan 13, 2000

  Howard Phillips: Federally subsidized welfare should be ended

  Phillips does not agree with any proposed reforms to the welfare system. He says, “Such activities are beyond the constitutional authority of the federal government. We would eliminate funding.” Source: 2000 National Political Awareness Test Jan 13, 2000

  John Hagelin: Supports tax credits for job creation & empowerment zones

  Hagelin supports the following principles regarding employment:
  • Provide tax credits for companies that move job-creating industries into areas with high unemployment.
  • Increase funding for national job-training programs that re-train displaced workers or teach skills needed in today’s job market.
  • Establish empowerment zones in areas with large numbers of unemployed people.
  • Hagelin says he would “harness the unlimited creative potential of our 270 million citizens.”
  Source: 2000 National Political Awareness Test Jan 13, 2000

  John Hagelin: Welfare via block grants; focus on job creation

  Hagelin supports the following statements regarding welfare issues:
  • Provide homeless families with apartment vouchers they can use to supplement the cost of an apartment.
  • Continue to give states and local governments responsibility for welfare programs through block grants.
  • Maintain current welfare-to-work requirements in order for states to qualify for block grants.
  • Transfer homeless housing programs to states through block grants.
  • Provide continued Medicaid benefits for those welfare recipients who have moved from welfare to work.
  • Require states to return any unused welfare block grant funding to the federal government.
  • Hagelin would “stimulate job creation by sustaining economic growth through lower taxes and reducing the national debt; providing high-quality job training to increase job opportunities.”
  Source: 2000 National Political Awareness Test Jan 13, 2000

  John McCain: Supports block grants, welfare-to-work, state control

  McCain supports the following principles regarding welfare issues:
  • Support housing assistance for welfare recipients
  • Provide homeless families with apartment vouchers they can use to supplement the cost of an apartment
  • Continue to give states and local governments responsibility for welfare programs through block grants
  • Maintain current welfare-to-work requirements in order for states to qualify for block grants
  • Require that unwed teenage mothers live with a parent or guardian (if possible) and attend school to receive benefits
  • Restore food stamp programs to legal immigrants
  • Transfer homeless housing programs to states through block grants
  • Provide continued Medicaid benefits for those welfare recipients who have moved from welfare to work
  • Provide federal assistance to low-income job applicants for transportation to jobs at some distance.
  Source: 2000 National Political Awareness Test Jan 13, 2000

  John McCain: Anti-poverty shared by gov’t & faith-based orgs

  McCain indicates his support for direct federal poverty aid through religious, community-based or other non-profit organizations. He says, “Welfare and anti-poverty assistance is a shared responsibility among federal, state and local government; the private sector; community and faith-based organizations. Welfare policy must provide a strong safety net, while promoting work, responsibility, self sufficiency and dignity.” Source: 2000 National Political Awareness Test Jan 13, 2000

  The above quotations are from Election 2000 National Political Awareness Test, by Project Vote Smart. Click here for definitions & background information on Welfare & Poverty. Click here for other issues (main summary page). Click here for more quotes by Harry Browne on Welfare & Poverty. Click here for more quotes by John McCain on Welfare & Poverty.
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